mendua

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of dua (“two”) +‎ meng-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /mənˈdua/ [mənˈdu.a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: men‧du‧a

Verb

mendua

1. (intransitive) to multiply by two, to double

   Jumlahnya telah mendua dengan yang baru masuk ini. ― The amount has doubled with what has just arrived.

2. (intransitive) to be conflicted, to be of two minds

   Pikirannya selalu mendua. ― Their thoughts are always conflicted.

3. (intransitive) to be ambivalent, to be ambiguous

   Diplomat kerap kali menggunakan kalimat yang mendua. ― Diplomats very often use ambiguous sentences.

Further reading

• “mendua”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016